Philadelphia, Pa. John Ball, 1850. Hardcover. 284 p.: engraved frontispiece signed H. Corbould and Geo. N. Ellis; 13 cm. Light purple cloth with gilt-stamped spine title reading: Humourist's Own Book Book." Gilt-stamped spine decoration and front cover illustration. Back cover has identical blind-stamped illustration; both covers have blind-stamped decorative borders... More

New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1870. Cogger, Edward P. Paperback. [8] p.: hand-colored wood-engraved illustrations; 15 cm. Yellow wrapper printed in red and black; wood-engraved wrapper design signed "E.P.C." (Edward P. Cogger). Caption title: The History of Jackey Jingle and Sukey Single. "Uncle Frank's Series" at head of front wrapper. Textual... More

New York: John Martin's House, 1922. Hardcover. [12] p., 10 leaves containing 6 bookplates each; 27 cm. Blue cloth spine with illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated fixed endpapers. The text talks about the importance of books and the use of bookplates, including a list of 60 recommended books, with space... More

Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1925. Paperback. [80] p.: illustrations (including 1 double-page illustration); 25 cm. Paperback. Printed in green and black throughout. Some pages in red and black. Contains illustrated stories and poems. Scarce. In Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; loss of paper at ends of spine;... More

Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Co., 1954. Hardcover. [44] p.: illustrations, crossword puzzles, music; 20 cm. Board book with illustrated covers; front cover has a cut-out revealing part of the title page. "A Bonnie Book" -- on front cover. Publisher's list of books in the Bonnie Books series. This title is... More

New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1911. Hardcover. Approx. [160] p., color frontispiece: many full-page and in-text drawings; 25 cm. Brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped spine decoration. Color pastedown on front cover by Julia Greene. White dust jacket with color illustration on front section. Publisher's advertisements... More

New York: F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1887. Paperback. [2], 64 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Printed wrappers included in pagination. Contents: portraits of famous men and women; fancy work designs; games, including enigmas, riddles, conundrums, puzzles, rebuses, and charades; money-making secrets; lyrics to popular songs; selections for autograph albums; chemical experiments;... More

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. [8] p.: in-text illustrations including 2 chromolithographed illustrations; 17 cm. Green stapled paper wrappers with chromolithographed front wrapper illustration of Bo Peep; publication information on back wrapper. Part of the publisher's Father Tuck's Dolly Dear Series. No. 2002 in the publisher's Artistic Series. No... More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1930. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Yellow wrapper; front wrapper has white title and color illustration of Little Bo-Peep. Small number stamped in upper left-hand corner of front wrapper: 547. No publication information. In 1934 Whitman issued a 6-volume boxed set called Wee Little... More

Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Brothers, 1920. [8] p.: color illustrations; 22 cm. Wrapper is blue ith full front wrapper illustration. "Untearable" -- at head of front wrapper. Wrappers included in page count. Printed on linen. Wrapper title and imprint. No date of publication. McLoughlin Brothers moved from New York City to... More

London, Paris, New York and Melbourne: Cassell and Co., 1903. Hardcover. iv, 475, [1] p., color frontispiece and 5 leaves of color plates: many in-text and full-page illustrations, music; 25 cm. Red cloth with gilt, black, and brown stamped spine and cover titles and illustrations. All page edges gilt. Yellow... More

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: in-text illustrations, including 2 tissue-guarded chromolithographed illustrations; 17 cm. Light green paper wrapper with chromolithographed front wrapper illustration. Part of the publisher's Father Tuck's Dolly Dear Series. Publication information on back wrapper; also identified as No. 2004. No date of publication... More

New York: Baker, Crane, & Day, 1846. Paperback. 8 p.: woodcut illustrations; 7.5 cm. Brown wrappers without illustration. No date of publication. Baker, Crane, & Day was established when Mahlon Day retired in 1845; however, by March 1847 it had been dissolved. Title vignette with a 4-line verse advertisement for... More